Ty Houghtaling and Galen Isaacs will officiate the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary.

Dorothy was born Jan. 31, 1928, in Mayhill to Robert and Lela (Miller) Teel. She grew up at Miller Flats and Hope, graduating from Hope High School.

On June 21, 1945, she married James Leonard Parrish in Roswell.

Dorothy was a homemaker and also worked as a bus driver for the Artesia Public Schools. She was a member of First Baptist Church for more than 70 years. She loved her family and getting opportunities to spend time with them. Dorothy often volunteered at the Pecos Valley Baptist Association and was a member of the Artesia Historical Genealogical Society.